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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1278

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Current disposition
Vetoed by Governor
Last status date
June 22, 2025
Last status update
Vetoed by the Governor
Author
Tan Parker
Co-sponsors
Cesar BlancoSenfronia ThompsonAnn JohnsonJohn Smithee

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 23, 2025 Vetoed June 22, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 22, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#3281

Passed

142 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent

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May 23, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3356

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

140 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 9 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Vetoed by the Governor
  2. State Sent to the Governor
  3. House Signed in the House
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. Senate Reported enrolled
  6. Senate House passage reported
  7. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  8. House Record vote RV#3356 View roll call
  9. House Passed View roll call
  10. House Read 3rd time
  11. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  12. House Record vote RV#3281 View roll call
  13. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  14. House Read 2nd time
  15. House Placed on General State Calendar
  16. House Considered in Calendars
  17. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  18. House Committee report distributed
  19. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  20. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  21. House Considered in formal meeting
  22. House Left pending in committee
  23. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  24. House Considered in public hearing
  25. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  26. House Posting rule suspended
  27. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  28. House Read first time
  29. House Received from the Senate
  30. Senate Reported engrossed
  31. Senate Record vote
  32. Senate Passed
  33. Senate Read 3rd time
  34. Senate Record vote
  35. Senate Three day rule suspended
  36. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  37. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  38. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  39. Senate Co-author authorized
  40. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  41. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  42. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  43. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  44. Senate Vote taken in committee
  45. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  46. Senate Considered in public hearing
  47. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  48. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  49. Senate Read first time
  50. Senate Filed
  51. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1970714
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1278.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00